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Arthur Gregor (April 9, 1890 – February 3, 1948) was an Austrian-born American playwright and film director.[1]

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''Arthur Gregor'' is an Austrian-born American poet known for his lyrical, spiritually oriented poetry that explores themes of mystery, identity, the divine, and human experience, drawing influences from European symbolist traditions, particularly Rainer Maria Rilke. Born on November 18, 1923, in Vienna, Austria, Gregor emigrated with his family to the United States in 1939 to escape World War II and became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1945. He earned a B.S. in electrical engineering from Newark College of Engineering in 1945 and initially worked as an engineer at Electronic Transformer Corporation from 1947 to 1954 before shifting to publishing, where he served as an editor at Whitney Publications and later as senior editor at Macmillan from 1962 to 1970. He subsequently pursued an academic career, serving as professor and director of the Creative Writing Center at Hofstra University from 1974 to 1988 and as poet-in-residence there until his retirement in 1995. Gregor began publishing poetry in 1947, earning the First Appearance Prize from Poetry magazine, and went on to author eleven books of poetry, including Octavian Shooting Targets (1954), Figure in the Door (1968), Embodiment and Other Poems (1983), and The River Serpent and Other Poems (1995). His work is frequently praised for its mystical dimension, its ability to apprehend spiritual realities through sensory experience, and its evolution from ornate early styles toward quieter, more contemplative expressions. In addition to poetry, he wrote plays, children's books, and the memoir A Longing in the Land: Memoir of a Quest (1983), which recounts his family's flight from Europe. Gregor lived for many years in New York City and France, settling in Paris and the Loire Valley after retirement.

Early life

Birth and origins

Arthur Gregor was born on November 18, 1923, in Vienna, Austria. He emigrated with his family to the United States in 1939 to escape World War II and became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1945. Gregor was Austrian by birth and later identified as Austrian-American after establishing his life and career in the United States.

Career

Arthur Gregor initially worked as an electrical engineer at the Electronic Transformer Corporation in New York from 1947 to 1954 after earning his B.S. in electrical engineering from Newark College of Engineering in 1945. He transitioned to publishing, serving as an editor at Whitney Publications from 1956 to 1961 and as senior editor at Macmillan from 1962 to 1970. Gregor pursued an academic career, serving as visiting professor at California State University, Hayward (1972–1973), professor and director of the Creative Writing Center at Hofstra University (1974–1988), and poet-in-residence at Hofstra until his retirement in 1995.

Playwriting

In addition to his poetry, Gregor wrote plays, including Continued Departure (published in Accent, 1951; produced in New York, 1968), Fire (produced in Urbana, Illinois, 1952), and The Door Is Open (produced in New York, 1970). No information indicates involvement in film directing or related activities.

Filmography

Arthur Gregor is not known to have any credits as a film director or writer. The film credits sometimes associated with the name belong to a different Arthur Gregor (1890–1948), a director active in Hollywood during the late silent and early sound eras.

Death

Arthur Gregor died on August 3, 2013, in Châtillon-sur-Loire, France, at the age of 89. No details on the cause of death are available in public sources. After his retirement in 1995, he resided in Paris and the Loire Valley region of France.
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